New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-16
LITERARY NOTES.


Richard A. Proctor SAYS that everything ne nas yes
r,;h.S has merely indicated the course his studies
{. ,.t.r and these studies he hopes to embody IN
@r.ot,se on astronomy now nearly quarter OF con
fury In preparaton- ALL.
III. frat number OF "The Writer" n new monthly
magazine for literary workers, is practical IN 'on. anu
neat in make up 1t ought to lie OF value 70 h;
and even experienced workers may hho "SoA"' N'''
IN its pages.
Mr. IIaggards graphic story, Jess mus az u"-
looked tor critic in The Christian Iuteieencer 'e
organ of the Reformed Dutch Churcn IL uec,"ies
.h, A. U.ggard has in that story msrepresentHd the
Boers and defends them With many assertions ou' low
proofs.
~. n the pr.nc,pa members OF the firm OF llachette
e. Co--the most important publishers I'D rrance-sas
that the most popular OF all their TRANSACTIONS oil
foreign novels is Uncle Toms Cabin" Some OF Dick
enss books come next
A correspondent of The Epoch saws concerning
the 9realistc" and romantic" methods IL an
author is wise he will adopt the method to which ne
naturally inclined b. training or temperament u nc
"a wiser he will adopt udicious coinmiDgiog OF DOLE
methods as TAR as his mental powers VIII pern.' anu
il he is w,ses he will succeed in whatever he wr"eS
Jut wisc wiser or wses IL is &c be hopeu Una, ne WIN
mt as rule assume toward his literary brother tne
oston assumed by the ole Quaker toward ms wiie'
II is an old story. and we all remember tue Quakcis
grave consideration tor his letter nan III say,S AZ
rhe world is Queer excepting thee and me, ana tlee Is
little queer"
II is said that Xr T. X. Sullivan has added to his
dramatlat,on Of The Strange Case OF Dr. Jekyll ana
Mrs HYDE new thread of interest in the shape OF
love episode. Without this the story could nardiy
have been adapted TO the stage.
The Annual American Catalogue for 1856 is now
ready for deliver The greater part of the edition has
been taken up and give adequate remuneration tor
the work the entire edition must be sold.
Alexandra Dumas, Gle. in his recent Academy
speech on Victor Hugo lid that he thought posery
wond associate the poet with La Legende des
Seces and observed that TIE very characteristic oil
his genius was Legendary. Whatever he wrote-poem,
novel or drarna-all be did had legendary character
Ellis 'dramatis persona were Over true to i'fe nor
true to natures they had human proportions being
ALWAYS more or always less than man. Nay, at home
they we're the reverse OF human Nature bore to him
an aspect she has never presented to any other eye
His vision magnhed everything and blade OF grass
Looked TO him tree and the Smallest insect sweed to
the dime OF an eagle lie gave senses anu or
gans Of speech to the inanlmte and organs OF sigh 10
the invisible. In his symphony the instrument he
delights ia is the trump of the Day OF Judgment and
he has left us q collection Of Titanic phantoms, mon
sters, and shadows, whose giant efigies move IN
world of their own somewhere between Perraults
Fairy Tales aud the Vision OF Ezekiel
aBot kChat" offers not unjust characterization
of Robert Buchanan a critic. He cries aloud for
freedom of thought" 1t says, and then attacks
every one who thinks differently from him. He is the
sort of man who would walk down the halls OF the
ages stand before SHAKESPEARE bend down to him as
him IN a fr endly way on the head and say, Fear
not, William. will take care OF you"
The editor OF the Sheridan oveletters lately printed
in an English magszine, replies to the statement that
they are with demand that the critic shall
bring proof of the truth OF bis accusation. She
declares that she and the of the letters have
every reason be and are perfectly SATISFIED as TO
their authenticity"
An article in {" The Contemporary Review justly
and cevery points out the artistic detect OF W. 5.
Gjlberts dramatic work. His " hints ct beauty and
meaning" the writer says frequently destroyed
and rcnd red unintegible By the authors apparent
desire to burlesque his idea-to show you beau
tul thing only explain the impvssbihty OF Its ex-
isence or the weakness of its character. The satirs
is not reserved to any definite place. it spreads every
where and occurs when it is not wanted, as well az
when 1t is consistent and necessary We feel inclined
TO move all our intellectual furniture out OF the
authors way. much as we should 40 with our actual
chairs and tables, il we were talking to man who
might without warning throw back eomersa9it Ill
the middle OF his conversation.
OF Mr. Gilberts merits this critic says many kind
words I" A breadth OF sympathy, he declares
stands revealed in his rOnies such as few modern
writers can boast of his hatred OF sham and arthce
have already spoken his wit speaks for Itself but
word should be said ON the point which frequently
escapes noticensmely the tender way in which this
master of sarcasm touches genuine emotion and sui
fcring There in the English language no more per
fecty tender, beautiful play than the little twoact
dialogue tor such it practically s-which Is called
sSweethearts "a play which no one without genu-
inc respect tor true feeling could possibly have writ